The Tool of the Month for October is alternative seating options. They provide sensory input to help calm, if you are in the yellow or red zone, or alert, if you are in the blue zone. There are many benefits of alternative seating options including improved participation and behavior, higher academic performance, better attention and focus, improved core strength and posture, and reduced restlessness.

Different seating options provide appropriate outlets for moving and fidgeting during the school day and at home. When kids are taught to identify and honor their preferences for fidgeting, movement, and alternative positioning, they feel that their needs are being recognized, thereby increasing their engagement and motivation in the activity. No one is meant to sit still all day long, especially kids!

Possible alternative seating options include:

Cushions

Howda Hug/Coleman chairs

T-stool/Kore stool/Learnature stool

Standing desk

Push feet against theraband/bungee cord on chair legs

Sitting on therapy ball

Bean bag chair

Lay on belly

​We encourage you to ask your child what the October "Tool of the Month" is and try it at home!